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Sakai Semboku delegation returns to Australia

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A previous visit by the port delegation

Officials from Osaka’s Port of Sakai Semboku will return to Australia and New Zealand next week, with upgrades for biosecurity actions and requirements in Japan likely part of the discussion.

The Port of Sakai-Semboku is one of the leading export points in Japan for used vehicles.

The Director General of Port and Harbor Bureau of Osaka Prefectural Government of Japan Mr. Junta Fukui is leading the delegation, which will meet with key government departments.

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Port officials will be keen to discuss the port’s latest biosecurity facilities and policy, strengthened to battle the brown marmorated stink bug.

See more from the tour in the next AutoTalk magazine, out next week.

Richard Edwards

Richard Edwards is one of the owners of Auto Media Group and leads its editorial efforts. Richard has been writing about New Zealand’s automotive industry and dealer community for nearly two decades. The knowledge and contacts built up over that time gives our publications leads and insight others can’t match. He is also the president of the New Zealand Motoring Writers’ Guild.

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